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Email security · October 2026 Edition
Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration vs IRONSCALES
Three of fourteen models named Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration first on the direct prompt; one named IRONSCALES. Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and IRONSCALES by twelve and Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration carries 35 labels and IRONSCALES 26, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in two categories this edition.
Named in three categories this edition.
First-choice share8%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate3%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#6#8A position in a field of 9; printed, not drawn.
Labels3526A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Proofpoint Email Protection was named alongside these two in nine of the fourteen direct answers. Microsoft Defender for Office 365 vs Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration · Microsoft Defender for Office 365 vs IRONSCALES · SpamTitan vs Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the email security page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
Check Point Harmony Email & CollaborationFirst choices, of fourteen modelsIRONSCALES
Direct31
Paraphrase10
Comparative00
Budget-constrained00
Scale-constrained00
Negative111 against Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration and IRONSCALES were named in the same answer forty-one times, of the 82 answers naming Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration and the 75 naming IRONSCALES. In those answers IRONSCALES took the first choice four times and Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration seven.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration and IRONSCALES stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | ||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | |||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | | |
| Perplexity Sonar | | | | |||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | | | | |||
| Mistral Small | | | ||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | |||
| Llama 4 Maverick | ||||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | |||||
| Kimi K2 | | | | |||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | ||||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | ||||
| GPT-6 Luna | | |||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | |
Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration IRONSCALES first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration on the left and IRONSCALES on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration and IRONSCALES stood in it.
Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration first, IRONSCALES an alternative
3 of 14 modelsIRONSCALES was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Gemini 3.5 FlashCheck Point Harmony Email & Collaboration alternatives: Abnormal AI, Barracuda Email Protection, IRONSCALES
Mistral SmallCheck Point Harmony Email & Collaboration, Proofpoint Email Protection alternatives: Mimecast Email Security, Symantec Email Security.cloud
MiniMax M2.5Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration, Mimecast Email Security
IRONSCALES first, Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration not the choice
1 of 14 modelsCheck Point Harmony Email & Collaboration was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Kimi K2IRONSCALES alternatives: Abnormal AI, Mimecast Email Security, Proofpoint Email Protection
Neither was the first choice, one was named
6 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Claude Haiku 4.5Barracuda Email Protection alternatives: IRONSCALES, Mimecast Email Security, Proofpoint Email Protection
Perplexity SonarMicrosoft Defender for Office 365 alternatives: Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration, Mimecast Email Security
DeepSeek V4 FlashAbnormal AI alternatives: Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration, Microsoft Defender for Office 365, Proofpoint Email Protection
Qwen 3.7 FlashProofpoint Email Protection alternatives: Abnormal AI, IRONSCALES, Microsoft Defender for Office 365
GLM 4.7 FlashXMicrosoft Defender for Office 365 alternatives: Abnormal AI, Barracuda Integrated Email Protection, IRONSCALES, Proofpoint Email Protection
Muse Glimmer 30BProofpoint Email Protection alternatives: Abnormal AI, Barracuda Email Protection, Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration, Guardian Digital, Microsoft Defender for Office 365, ThreatDown Email Security, Trustifi
Neither was named
4 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.GPT-5.4 miniMicrosoft Defender for Office 365 alternatives: Abnormal AI, Mimecast Email Security, Proofpoint Email Protection
Grok 4.1 FastProofpoint 365 Total Protection alternatives: Abnormal AI, Mimecast Email Security
Llama 4 Maverickno first choice
GPT-6 LunaAbnormal AI alternatives: Microsoft Defender for Office 365, Mimecast Email Security, Proofpoint Email Protection
Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
IRONSCALES leads by two points.
IRONSCALES11%#3 of 10Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration9%#5 of 10Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration leads at mid-market.
Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration8%#6 of 9IRONSCALES2%#8 of 9Enterprise
The order flips: IRONSCALES leads at enterprise.
IRONSCALES2%#5 of 8Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration0%#6 of 8What the models said about Check Point Harmony Email & Collaboration
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.
“Several major vendors (including Avanan/Check Point, Proofpoint, and Mimecast) scan emails by re-wrapping them or stripping headers” GLM 4.7 FlashX · negative prompt · soft negative
“Best Overall for Security Efficacy and Collaboration Apps Avanan is widely considered a market leader because of its patented architecture.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“Best for: Maximum detection strength and proactive blocking ... a market leader because of its unique architecture” Gemini 3.5 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“such as Abnormal Security, Avanan, or Sublime) connect directly to your email provider via native APIs” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · first choice
What the models said about IRONSCALES
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“prioritize Behavioral AI (like Abnormal AI or IRONSCALES) over signature-based gateways” GLM 4.7 FlashX · negative prompt · first choice
“For most mid-market B2B companies, I'd recommend IRONSCALES as the top choice” Kimi K2 · direct prompt · first choice
“Modern solutions (like Abnormal Security, Check Point/Avanan, Ironscales, or Sublime Security) connect directly to Microsoft or Google via API.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · scale prompt · alternative
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Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.